New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1887-07-27
Iewa Grop;Report.

The secretary OF the state agricultural
society sends out tho following bulletin OF
crop prospects:
Corn-There are complaints from yari-
GUS portions OF the state OF chinch bug.
working upon the crop, but up to date no.
material damage has been done. With the
earlier cutting OF small grainto saveit from
these pests the next report may show diff
ferently. Its conditions, taken from
1922 reports, is II 4 per cent, the same as
in the report. Winter whea;t-There is re-
ported some OF the finest fields ever grown,
promising a heavy yield. In Others the
yield will be varied. Three hundred and
thirteen reports give it's conditions at S6N
per cent, a loss OF 81 per cent from former
reports.
Spring wheat-S84 reports gives its con-
dition at 66A per cent, decrease OF 12%
per cent from June report or q OF q full
crop.
Oats--In a great many localities enops
were damaged by chinch bugs: LOIS re-
ports given its condition at S21h per cent;
the June report was 80 per cent.
The Morris Geyser Hotel at Mammoth
Hot Springs was burned down-loss $780,.
OOO-will be rebuilt.
A party OF grain and elevator men, says
the market record, returned on the 18th
from a crop inspection tour Of ], 400 miles
along the lines Of the Hastings & Oak ota
and other branches OF the Milwaukeeroad.
With the exception OF the east end of the
Hastings d Dakota, and some forty miles
Of the Wilmot branch of that line, they
say, an average yield is promised.
The Northwestern road has posted notices
n.depots and yards announcing that after
Aug. l the company will require every
superintendent, train dispatcher, conduc-
f0r~ Fl ,J,,,ot 40, ~
have his watch examined every three
| months as to quality and condition, and
to furnish a certificate OF examination,
signed by one Of the company's examiners.
The watches are required to be fifteen-jew-
eled, patent regulator, adjusted to heat
and cold and protected by the anti
magnetic shield. Other watches must
be bought where the old ones cannot pass
the examination.
It is stated at the general land Office
that many complaints have been received
charging certain land grant railroad COM
panies with prosecuting settlers who have
been awarded patents for lands by the de-
partment in the courts which have been
excepted from the grants by prior claims
or reservations.
John G. Walker OF Texas has been APP
| pointed consul general aud secretary of
| legation at Bogata, vice Y. 0. King, resign.
ed.
/ "A special to the Post-Dispatch from
| Washington says: Gentlemen who talked
with the president a short time ago about
his Western trip, said the president was
anxious to visit the West during the au.
tumn, and / think you can make the posi-
tive announcement that the president and
his wife will be in ST. Louis on Oct. 2. He
will ALSO if public business will permit,
make circuit OF some OF the Western
states planned some time ago.
The treasury department. has decided
that there is nothing in the contract labor
law to prevent American citizens who may
reside in Canada from engaging in labor in
| the United States.
i Mr.. Dawson, superintendent OF the bu-
reau OF education, will start at once for
| Alaska to establish the schools for which
an appropriation was made by the last
i, congress-.
(. The Interstate commission will probably
hold public sessions in Minneapolis in
i August.
At Plymouth, Wis, fire destroyed Kol-
! sta S hotel the union depot the Chicago
! & Northwestern elevator, Gilman Bros.
1 warehouse, Swartze's coal and feed ware
4 house and the Milwaukee & Northern rail-
4 way coal sheds, together wit most OF their
4 contents. The loss aggregates $4,000;
1 Insurance, So, 600.
i At Eddyville, N. Y, the Lawrence cement
works were burned. Loss, $4,000; in.
surance, $S1. 900.
The great subterranean fire which start
ed from q drivers lamp in the Standard,
4 Pa, mine nearly a year ago has at last end
i ed, and the pit is free flames, which licked
up nearly 500, 900 worth OF property.
Il It is said that the object OF Sir Alexan.
Z endeavor to induce that colony to join the
Il Canadian confederation. The new govern.
ment OF New foundland is said to favor the
project 81
Many lives are lost by railroad coils
81 ion, followed by a fire, at st. Thomas, Ont,
"A man named Moore, while descending The
fire escape, lost his hold and fell to the
ground, dying almost Immediately. An,
other man. who jumped from a window
broke his leg. Others are reported to b
y missing or seriously injured. Many OF the
men escaped from the building entirely
q naked. The lossSis estimated at $780,.
900; insurance, S42O.OOo.
A million d ollar fire on Saturday the / 9Th
q inst. in New York, the five-story brick build
. ing of the Metropolitan storage house il
Thirty eigh tn street was burned. The build
ing was leased by Scion Winterbo ttomf from
| the Goelet estate. Winterbottom loss il
"A GOGdi--@1O OOU.{ nc IS Dig OullSlluS Nv al
81 full from eel lar to root. The fuEnitur,
stored in the building was the property 0
wealthy families mostly. Many valuabl,
oil paintings were burned. It is though
that the individual losses will aggregat.
| more thana million dollars. Each indi
i | yidual storenas a rule insured for himsel
and transferred the policy to the store
! house. The household goods and ward
& robes OF many theatrical eople were in tn
building. 81 .
n. S. Briggs, general appraiser at tn
{ custom house ut Boston, has been request
HI ed to resign. 1t is stated that 81. =. Kit
Geld, a Democrat. will take his place.
A fire occurred just before daybreak il
G st. Joseph's asylum, NY. There yer,
nearly 200 children in the place and pan
ic ensued, but all were rescued, only on
being injured. The loss by the FIRE va
! small.